This Is Why She Finally Walked Away

She gave you all kinds of signs that she couldn’t take it anymore. But you didn’t see them. You were too busy with being utterly selfish. You were too busy thinking about yourself and you completely neglected her in the process.

Her heart was screaming out your name but you couldn’t hear her. That’s why she walked away.

If you had paid attention to her, if you had treated her as your priority for a change, she would have stayed. But, no. You chose to keep breaking her heart. You decided you were more important than she was.

She walked away because you always had time for your shit and never for her. If she needed you to help her with something, you were always too busy. In time, she stopped asking. You didn’t even notice.

She walked away because you weren’t the one who would keep her safe. She couldn’t rely on you. She couldn’t trust you.

She walked away because you distanced yourself from her. Instead of being there for her, you were becoming a stranger. As time passed, you were more of a stranger than a lover. She couldn’t recognize you anymore. You weren’t the person she thought you were.

She walked away because she was sick of being lonely. She was sick of choking on her own tears all by herself in the darkest corner of the room.

She walked away because she was no longer happy. That feeling became something she forgot. You made her forget.

She walked away because you didn’t challenge her. You didn’t make her want for more. You ruined her. You made her worse instead of better.

She walked away because she realized that love wasn’t a one-way street. She walked away because you didn’t look at her the way you used to. You didn’t hold her hand as tight as before. You didn’t kiss her as much as before.

She walked away because you gave her courage to do so. You did nothing. You put zero effort into making things work. You made her decision so much easier.

Hi! I'm Maria, but all of my friends call me Mare (meaning the sea in Italian). I was born and raised by the sea in a small town in the Mediterranean. I'm an "accidental" writer, a passionate singer and a full-time mom.